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embarrassments of riches

embarrassments of riches is the plural of embarrassment of riches.

Meaning of embarrassment of riches

Noun

embarrassment of riches (plural embarrassments of riches)

  1. (idiomatic) An abundance or overabundance of something; too much of a good thing.
    • Roger was in the library, trying to choose, from an embarrassment of riches, the ten of his father's books which he was to be permitted to take to the city.1908, Myrtle Reed, chapter 23, in Flower of the Dusk

Questions about embarrassments of riches

What is embarrassments of riches the plural of?
Embarrassments of riches is the plural of embarrassment of riches.

Words near embarrassments of riches in the dictionary

  1. embarrassingness
  2. embarrassings
  3. embarrassment
  4. embarrassment of riches
  5. embarrassments
  6. embarrassments of riches
  7. embarred
  8. embarrel
  9. embarreled
  10. embarreling
  11. embarrelled

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